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Articles for August 25, 2025 - August 31, 2025
Sunday, 31 August 2025
China projects confidence in the face of Trump’s tariff storm
Brookings
Opinion: Washington Meeting and the Shifting Geopolitics of the Caspian
AIR Center
How Court Rulings Could Affect Trump’s Aggressive Trade Policies
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Saturday, 30 August 2025
In Serbien liegt die Hoffnung auf den Schultern der Studierenden
OIIP
(Austrian Institute for International Affairs)
Green Mobility: Delhi EV Policy’s Next Phase
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Leveraging Tech Startup Investment for India's War Readiness
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Call of Tokyo
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Bridging the Skills Gap: Coastal Jobs in a Growing Blue Economy
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Rise of German Military Power and the India Opportunity
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
DeepSeek’s Artificial Democratisation and Real Implications
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Friday, 29 August 2025
Defending Democracy: Why Moldova’s 2025 Parliamentary Elections Matter
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Netherlands’ Innovation Landscape
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Assessing the Impact of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act After Three Years
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
How To Help Moldova Secure Its Fragile Democracy
German Marshall Fund
Trade Explainer: A Comparison of US Agreements With the EU, the United Kingdom, and Japan
German Marshall Fund
Trade Explainer: The August 2025 US-EU Joint Statement on Trade
German Marshall Fund
Das Regime treibt seine brutale Politik immer intensiver voran
OIIP
(Austrian Institute for International Affairs)
The Latino Museum Will Be a Woke Abomination and Should Not Be Built
Heritage Foundation
Why the AfCFTA can’t simply plug the US trade gap
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
Sustaining American Military Dominance with Indian Scale
Heritage Foundation
IP25084 | AI in Defence: The Way Forward for ASEAN’s ADMM Cooperation
RSIS
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Coup Coming? With Paetongtarn Shinawatra Removed From Office, Thailand Is in Chaos
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
CO25182 | Space and AI: Shaping the Future of Food Security in ASEAN
RSIS
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Gulf defence manufacturers look east
IISS
(International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Securing critical raw materials for European defence
IISS
(International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Rwanda—Achieving Food Security: What Prospects Lie Ahead? Challenges And Opportunities
PCNS
(Policy Center for the New South)
A Legitimate Role for the Institute of Education Sciences
Heritage Foundation
Digital Horizons: Soft Connectivity in Northeast India
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Deterring Kremlin Grey Zone Aggression Against NATO
RUSI
Appeasing China Won’t Help India Counter Trump
RUSI
Governing climate mobility in Africa
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
Strengthening civil preparedness in the Baltic Sea Region
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
Counter Drone Systems: A Primer
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Sergio Gor and the Future Trajectory of India–US Relations
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform
RAND Corporation
The Rise of Geopolitical Prediction Markets
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
The Tibetan Quest for Independence: A Historical Overview and an Exploration of the Future
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
2025 EAI-API-KEI 1st Trilateral Korea-Japan-U.S. Joint Public Opinion Poll and the 12th Korea-Japan Joint Public Opinion Poll
East Asia Institute
Climate Extremes and the Development Dilemma in the Himalayas
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
India-US Relations in Times of a Rent-Seeking America
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Turning Crisis into Opportunity: North Korea’s Response to Trump’s Overtures
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Thursday, 28 August 2025
From past to present: tracking gender performance in Moroccan education across PIRLS and TIMSS iterations
PCNS
(Policy Center for the New South)
Germany’s national security council isn’t up to the task
Brookings
Will European pressure bring Iran back to the table for nuclear talks?
Atlantic Council
Inside Europe’s AI Strategy with EU AI Office Director Lucilla Sioli
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
CSIS to Host Inaugural Manila Strategy Forum on September 9-10, 2025
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Advancing U.S.-Japan Cooperation in Scientific Research on the Ground
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Iran has a long history of exploiting social divisions abroad. It saw an opportunity in Australia and took it
Lowy Institute
What we learned from Hurricane Katrina, 20 years later
Brookings
IP25083 | China’s Governance of Rare Earths and its Global Implications
RSIS
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Polio, Gaza, and the Genocide Accusation
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
A China-India Reset? What to Know About the Modi-Xi Summit
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Criminal networks exploit Nigerian children in illegal oil trade
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
NIH funding and local employment
Brookings
Small parcels, big problems: Modernizing de minimis in a global economy
Brookings
How has democratic erosion harmed businesses?
Brookings
The art of the alliance: 3 takeaways from the Trump-Lee summit
Brookings
What history tells us about the 2026 midterm elections
Brookings
The Fed does listen: How it revised the monetary policy framework
Brookings
Mirror life research trajectories: risks and considerations
RAND Corporation
The Countdown to Prevent Another Iranian Nuclear Crisis Just Began
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Sovereign AI: pathways to strategic autonomy
IISS
(International Institute for Strategic Studies)
In Iraq and Yemen, Climate Activism Requires Both Defiance and Adaptation
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Women and Climate Activism in Morocco and Tunisia
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Uttarkashi Floods Show Why India Must Integrate Climate Risks Into Mountain Development
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Two Years After October 7, Why Can't Israel Defeat Hamas?
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
From trust to tariffs
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Parsimony and Platitudes: The UK’s Approach to a ‘Post-Aid World’
RUSI
An Integrated Air and Missile Defence Architecture for the UK
RUSI
Tracking National Labor Relations Board actions through its administrative data
Brookings
Evaluating new referral pathways into the NHS Digital Weight Management Programme
RAND Corporation
The Future of the Occupation of the Palestinian Territories after Gaza
Clingendael
Health Insurance for Veterans Age 65 and Over
RAND Corporation
Public Health and Ethical Risks of Rollbacks on Medicaid Coverage for Gender-Affirming Care
RAND Corporation
Indian Army in Kashmir: From Counterterrorism to Community Engagement
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Inside Beijing’s Economic Debate: Trade Wars And Opportunity
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Placing Syria in Iran’s Strategic-Security Calculus
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Exploring the Role of AI in Law Enforcement
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
US Indo-Pacific Engagement: Opportunities and Challenges for Northeast India
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Plugging Europe’s investment gap: understanding the potential of leveraging institutional investors
Bruegel
The Future of Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Opioids
RAND Corporation
AI safety governance in Southeast Asia
Brookings
Wednesday, 27 August 2025
Navigating the new normal: Strategic simultaneity, US Forces Korea flexibility, and alliance imperatives
Atlantic Council
The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor: Connectivity in an era of geopolitical uncertainty
Atlantic Council
Analysis of the First Trump-Lee Summit
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
States Weekly: August 27, 2025
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The United States Needs Both Public and Private R&D Funding
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Divesting the Past to Secure Tomorrow’s Battlefield
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
What To Watch in Fall 2025
German Marshall Fund
From Assistance to Partnership: Changing the Lens on Aid to Africa
German Marshall Fund
Frequently Asked Questions
RAND Corporation
How AGI Could Reshape National Security
RAND Corporation
After Alaska Summit, Putin’s Terms for Peace Remain Largely Unchanged
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Ethiopia’s National Dialogue needs time and an interim report
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
Tracking Trump's actions on tariffs, the environment, immigration, and more
Brookings
How to achieve the balanced immigration policy Americans want
Brookings
Assessing privacy risks in the White House’s private health tracking system
Brookings
Trump’s Lawyers Are Wrong About Section 122
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
CO25181 | Protecting Minors from Online Radicalisation in Indonesia
RSIS
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
The Fed’s Unprecedented Trial as Major Policy Decision Looms
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
After the Summits: An Update on the Russia-Ukraine War
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
Cannabis Policies, Cannabis, and Opioids in Suicide and Undetermined Intent Death
RAND Corporation
Supplemental Items Reduce HCAHPS Response Rates, but Response Rates Do Not Affect HCAHPS Scores: A Randomized Experiment
RAND Corporation
How AI Is Changing Our Approach to Disasters
RAND Corporation
Competition Between GPs and Pharmacies Is Hampering Service Integration
RAND Corporation
China’s Carriers Cruised Past the Second Island Chain. What Now?
Heritage Foundation
How Technology Cooperation Can Help Japan and South Korea Seize the Moment Trump Created
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Forging Effective Corruption Narratives to Counter Democratic Erosion
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The Aragalaya Protest Movement and the Struggle for Political Change in Sri Lanka
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Access Before Accession: Rethinking the EU’s Gradual Integration
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Airplane Food and Academic Standards
Heritage Foundation
Manufactured Outrage: How School-Choice Deniers Weaponize Minimal ESA Fraud
Heritage Foundation
Restoring Equal Justice for For-Profit Colleges
Heritage Foundation
Business Schools Are Embracing Left-Wing Activism
Heritage Foundation
Trump’s Smithsonian Review Is Long Overdue
Heritage Foundation
Reimagining Connectivity in Northeast India: Linking Lands, Empowering People
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Why the Russia-India-China Trilateral is a Closed Chapter
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Urban Health and Law in the Pigeonopolis
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Ships of Statecraft: India’s Maritime Turn
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Perspectives on the Next UK National Cyber Strategy
RUSI
Public–Private Partnerships and Virtual Assets in Ukraine: Taskforce Report
RUSI
Syria in transition
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
Divided, they rule?
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
Pakistan’s Nuclear Ploy
IDSA
(Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses)
A Franco-German “Reset”? The Ambitions of the Franco-German Council of Ministers. Challenges of Joint Leadership in Europe
Ifri
(Institut français des relations internationales)
Military parades and memory wars: China and Russia commemorate history to reimagine international order
Brookings
Declining public school enrollment
Brookings
Cross-sectional Examination of Characteristics of Higher-Dose Buprenorphine Prescriptions During the Era of Illicit Fentanyl
RAND Corporation
Historical and Contextual Variation in Daily Opioid Consumption Rates: Implications for Supply Control, Service Delivery, and Research
RAND Corporation
What Counts as Civics? A Look at How Districts Define and Facilitate Civic Learning
RAND Corporation
High Potency Cannabis Flower Use Is Associated with Heavier Consumption and Risk for Cannabis Use Disorder Among Young Adults in California, United States
RAND Corporation
Thank you for your service! – Levers for a Combat-Ready Bundeswehr
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
Government formation in Lithuania
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
The Consumption of Energy by Data Centres: Implications for the Global South
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Charting a Future for India-South Africa Relations in a Changing World Order
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
EU–India Beyond Stalemate: A Trump–Modi Window for Agreement
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Tragic Charm of ‘Digital Colonisation’ on Fragile States
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Strategic Impact of the Japan–Australia Frigate Deal
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
The Strategic Future of Subsea Cables: Japan Case Study
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
An Unnecessary Territorial Dispute in the Amazon: Colombia’s Petro Focuses on the Wrong Threats
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Russia Oil Surcharge: Anticipating the Benefits and Challenges
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Risks of U.S. Deep-Sea Mining
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Planetary Health and the Perils of Progress: A Framework for Governing the Global Commons
RSIS
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Teaching Jewish Identity and History in Secondary Classrooms
RAND Corporation
Guaranteeing Ukraine’s security
Brookings
Remittances as development finance: Africa’s overlooked billions
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
AI safety governance, the Southeast Asian way
Brookings
Schools' vulnerability to climate hazards according to FEMA's Risk Index
Brookings
CO25180 | A Decade of Planetary Health: Learning from the Past and Securing Earth’s Future
RSIS
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
The Chinese economy: stimulus without rebalancing
Bruegel
Is the Prohibition on the Use of Force Collapsing?
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The impact of “reciprocal tariffs” on developing countries: a dynamic analysis
PCNS
(Policy Center for the New South)
India-Japan ties — old partners, new priorities
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Redefining Nuclear Command and Control: A Look at Quantum Communication and AI
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
School Fee Regulation: Comparing Delhi and Tamil Nadu’s Approaches
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Iraq Assists in Lebanon’s Captagon Raid: The Signals
RUSI
Economic Security Taskforce Meeting 3: Focus on Partnership
RUSI
Zimbabwe’s informal sector – more carrots than sticks are needed
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
Conversations: Indonesian foreign policy under President Prabowo
Lowy Institute
Climate change is an urgent but often overlooked education policy issue
Brookings
Awarding College Credit for Industry Credentials: Findings from Ohio Community Colleges on Outreach and Intake Practices
RAND Corporation
AI Chatbots Inconsistent in Answering Questions About Suicide; Refinement Needed to Improve Performance
RAND Corporation
Getting the Fundamentals of Cyberspace Force Readiness Right
RAND Corporation
The Winning Economics of Cybersecurity in an Age of Advanced Artificial Intelligence
RAND Corporation
A New U.S. Grand Strategy: The Case for a Realist Foreign Policy, With Stephen Walt
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
The Blue Bond proposal
Bruegel
Energy Transitions in the Gulf: Realities, Risks, and the Road Ahead
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Integrating the EU’s hinterland through IMEC
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Internet Connectivity in Northeast India: Gaps, Gains and Future Growth
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Trump's AI Action Plan for Semiconductor Manufacturing
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Monday, 25 August 2025
Unpacking informality for tax purposes
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
Unpacking informality for tax purposes
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
Statesmen’s Forum: His Excellency Lee Jae Myung, President of the Republic of Korea
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The NeverEnding Story
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The AUKUS Inflection: Seizing the Opportunity to Deliver Deterrence
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Securing the U.S. Industrial Base in Semiconductors: Investing in a National Champion
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
The Trump Administration Wants to Establish a UN Support Office in Haiti—Now What?
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
How Can the U.S. Government Safeguard Commercial Satellites from Threats?
CSIS
(Center for Strategic and International Studies)
Leveraging the Joint Capacity of Arctic Allies and Industry Partners
German Marshall Fund
Shifting Geopolitics in the South Caucasus: Washington Steps In
AIR Center
IP25082 | Security by Design: Beijing’s Gradual Defence Pivot in Southeast Asia
RSIS
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
Saudi Arabia in Africa: the Kingdom courts the continent
ISS Africa
(Institute for Security Studies)
A security guarantee for Ukraine? Look to the Taiwan Relations Act
Brookings
Good data, stronger Tribes
Brookings
What harsh immigration policies mean for students, families, and schools
Brookings
CO25179 | China-Russia Dual-Use Cooperation Stays Resilient Amid Sanctions
RSIS
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies)
The Quest for Palestinian Statehood: What to Know
CFR
(Council on Foreign Relations)
A Comprehensive U.S. Approach Could Help End the War in Ukraine
RAND Corporation
Participation and Outcomes for Career and Technical Education Students in Nevada
RAND Corporation
Washington and Seoul Need to Understand Two Things about One Another
Heritage Foundation
South Korea’s New President Made a Huge Diplomatic Move. It Wasn’t His Washington Meeting With Trump.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
India’s Semiconductor Mission: The Story So Far
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
U.S. Democratic Backsliding in Comparative Perspective
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Russia In The Room
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Hydrating the Hydrocracy: In Search of Collaborative Offshoots
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Exporting Water, Importing Risk: Hidden Flows and Shared Security in South Asia
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The UN Water Conference 2026: Can it Transform South Asia’s Transboundary Cooperation?
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Odisha’s Inclusive and Resilient Path to Urban Sanitation
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Rejuvenating Waterbodies through Nature-Based Solutions
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
The Case for a BIMSTEC Response to the Rohingya Crisis
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Unpacking Informality for Tax Purposes: Evidence from Urban Zimbabwe (Brief)
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
Unpacking Informality for Tax Purposes
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
Okinawa and Thule US military bases
DIIS
(Danish Institute for International Studies)
Strobe Talbott´s diplomatic legacy
Brookings
Leveraging Decision-Support Systems to Increase Urban Water Security
RAND Corporation
Macroeconomic Implications of Artificial Intelligence
RAND Corporation
Defining Hazardous Capabilities of Biological AI Models: Expert Convening to Inform Future Risk Assessment
RAND Corporation
Artificial Intelligence and the Social Contract: Foundations for Social and Economic Policy Under Technological Transformation
RAND Corporation
Overlooked and Underutilised: Blue Carbon Credits in India’s Voluntary Carbon Market
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
It’s A Tough One, Donald
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Adapting to Extremes: Water Resilience for Indian Cities
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Learning Before Profits: Delhi’s Push for School Fee Transparency
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
India’s Water Crisis: Why Climate-Resilient Governance is Urgent
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Urban–Agricultural Water Conflicts: Mitigation in the Age of Climate Change
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
India’s EV Sector and the China Challenge
ORF
(Observer Research Foundation)
Measuring GDP at risk in the low-carbon transition
Bruegel
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina: Building a more resilient New Orleans
Brookings
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